Decision Workspace
bam vs rust-htslib vs hts-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
bam
growingv0.1.4
Crate that allows to read and write BAM, SAM and BGZIP files, written completely in Rust.
69
rust-htslib
stablev1.0.0
This library provides HTSlib bindings and a high level Rust API for reading and writing BAM files.
46
hts-sys
growingv2.2.0
This library provides HTSlib bindings.
Core Metrics
| bam | rust-htslib | hts-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 69 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 44.7K | 547.0K | 305.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 326 | 11.7K | 11.1K |
| Dependents | 29 | 1.0K | 35 |
| Releases | 20 | 67 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1803d ago | 57d ago | 480d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 11y | 6y |
Health Breakdown
bam
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
rust-htslib
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
hts-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bam | rust-htslib | hts-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 139KB | 4.9MB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-htslib leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-htslib is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bam, hts-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •bam is pre-1.0 — API may change.